Meet Coach Chow

Chow, Liang – Director

Chow’s Gymnastics is the home of Liang Chow. Chow is well known for his excellence as a coach and for training Olympic Gold Medalist Shawn Johnson, but Chow was also an exceptional gymnast for the Chinese National team. Throughout his competitive gymnastics career, he received numerous honors and winning more than 30 International Gold Medals. In 1990, Chow won the All-Around title and became the XIV World Cup Master Champion. That year he also became the Asian Games Champion. In 1989, Chow was a Bronze Medalist at the 1989 World Championship.

After moving to the United States and coaching the men’s and women’s gymnastics teams at the University of Iowa, Chow opened his own world-class gymnastics training facility in West Des Moines, Iowa. It is here that he trained Shawn Johnson & Gabby Douglas. He continually trains other Olympic hopefuls and strives to provide the highest-quality gymnastics program possible in the United States.

Career Achievements

2012 National Coach of the Year
(voted by US Olympic Committee & Pan American Olympic Committee)

2009 Region 4 Coach of the Year

2008 Senior Elite Coach of the Year

2007 National Coach of the Year
(voted by US Olympic Committee & Pan American Olympic Committee)